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His Excellency, The Most Reverend
John Linus Paschang
Bishop of Grand Island
SeeDiocese of Grand Island
In office1951–1972
PredecessorEdward Joseph Hunkeler
SuccessorJohn Joseph Sullivan
Orders
OrdinationJune 12, 1921
by Joseph Francis Busch
ConsecrationOctober 9, 1952
by Gerald Thomas Bergan
Personal details
Born(1895-10-05)October 5, 1895
Hemingford, Nebraska, US
DiedMarch 25, 1999(1999-03-25) (aged 103)
West Point, Nebraska, US
DenominationRoman Catholic
ParentsCasper and Gertrude (née Fisher) Paschang
EducationConception Seminary College
St. John's Seminary
Catholic University of America

John Linus Paschang (October 5, 1895 – March 21, 1999) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island in Nebraska from 1951 to 1972.

Biography

Early life

One of nine children, John Paschang was born on October 5, 1895, in Hemingford, Nebraska, to Casper and Gertrude (née Fisher) Paschang. Drawn to the religious life from high school, he studied at Conception Seminary College in Conception, Missouri, and at St. John's Seminary in Collegeville, Minnesota.

Priesthood

Paschang was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Joseph Francis Busch for the Diocese of Omaha on June 12, 1921. After serving as pastor of St. Rose of Lima Parish in Hooper, Nebraska (1921–1923), he furthered his studies at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from where he earned a doctorate in canon law. Paschang then served as pastor of Holy Cross Parish in Omaha from 1927 to 1951.

Bishop of Grand Island

On July 28, 1951, Paschang was appointed the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on October 9, 1951, from Archbishop Gerald Bergan, with Bishops Louis Kucera and Edward Hunkeler serving as co-consecrators.

During his tenure, Paschang ordained 55 priests and established 33 churches, 15 parish houses, 13 schools, 11 parish centers, six convents, several rectories, and four hospital additions. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome(1962–1965), but was privately opposed to some of the Council's more liberal reforms. He also earned a stockbroker's license to better his knowledge of financial investments for the church.

Retirement and legacy

On July 25, 1972, Pope Paul VI accepted Paschang's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Island. Paschang founded the Damian Leper Relief Society in 1976. He moved to St. Joseph's Retirement Home in West Point, Nebraska, in 1993, and said Mass every day in his room until he was hospitalized at St. Francis Memorial Hospital in 1999. At the time of his death in West Point, on March 21, 1999, at age 103, John Paschang was the world's oldest living Catholic bishop.

References

  1. ^ Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  2. ^ "Most Reverend John L. Paschang". Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island. Archived from the original on 2009-02-14.
  3. ^ "Bishop Vincent Madeley Harris". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  4. "Bishop John Linus Paschang [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded byEdward Joseph Hunkeler Bishop of Grand Island
1951–1972
Succeeded byJohn Joseph Sullivan
Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Island
Bishops
James Albert Duffy
Stanislaus Vincent Bona
Edward Joseph Hunkeler
John Linus Paschang
John Joseph Sullivan
Lawrence James McNamara
William Joseph Dendinger
Joseph G. Hanefeldt
Churches
Cathedral
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Parishes
St. Anselm's Church, Anselmo
Church of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, O'Connor
St. Michael's Church, Spalding
Education
High schools
Central Catholic High School, Grand Island
Kearney Catholic High School, Kearney
St. Patrick High School, North Platte
Spalding Academy, Spalding
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha
Ordinaries
Bishops
James Myles O'Gorman
James O.Connor
Richard Scannell
Jeremiah James Harty
Joseph Francis Rummel
Archbishops
James Hugh Ryan
Gerald Thomas Bergan
Daniel E. Sheehan
Elden Francis Curtiss
George Joseph Lucas
Auxiliary bishops
Daniel E. Sheehan
Anthony Michael Milone
Churches
Cathedral
St. Cecilia Cathedral
Parishes
St. Anthony's Church, Cedar Rapids
St. Leonard Church, Madison
Holy Family Shrine
Holy Family Church, Omaha
Immaculate Conception Church, Omaha
Sacred Heart Church, Omaha
St. Frances Cabrini Church, Omaha
St. John's Church, Omaha
St. Joseph Church, Omaha
St. Bonaventure Church, Raeville
Education
Higher education
Creighton University
College of Saint Mary
High schools
Archbishop Bergan High School, Fremont
Cedar Catholic High School, Hartington
Central Catholic High School, West Point
Creighton Preparatory School, Omaha
Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School, Bellevue
Duchesne Academy, Omaha
Holy Family High School, Lindsay
Marian High School, Omaha
Mercy High School, Omaha
Mount Michael Benedictine School, Omaha
Norfolk Catholic High School, Norfolk
Pope John XXIII Central Catholic High School, Elgin
Roncalli Catholic High School, Omaha
St. Francis High School, Humphrey
St. Mary's High School, O'Neill
Scotus Central Catholic High School, Columbus
V. J. and Angela Skutt Catholic High School, Omaha
Priests
Blase J. Cupich
William Joseph Dendinger
Edward J. Flanagan
Joseph G. Hanefeldt
Edward Joseph Hunkeler
Patrick Aloysius Alphonsus McGovern
John Linus Paschang
Other
Boys Town
Notre Dame Academy and Convent
Mount Michael Abbey
Christ the King Priory
Immaculata Monastery & Spirituality Center
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